Image Gallery 2008
23 October 2008
Reconstruction Task Force 4 return home
Reconstruction Task Force 4 (RTF 4) soldiers have returned home to Australia after a gruelling 6-month tour in Afghanistan.
During the tour, which began in April, RTF 4 pushed deep into the former Taliban stronghold of the Baluchi Valley, denying the area to the Taliban and building a major patrol base – Patrol Base Qudus – which split the insurgents and cut their major supply line through Uruzgan to Helmand Province.
RTF 4 has handed over responsibility for its area of responsibility to the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force.
| 20080523adf8239682_031 An Afghan farmer wanders past an Australian patrol in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 16 November 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080523adf8239682_344 An Australian convoy moves back to its base in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 30 March 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080524adf8239682_002 An Australian convoy moves back to its base in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080524adf8239682_021 An Australian convoy moves back to its base in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080814adf82396820182 A Dirty Look! A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force takes a short break during a bridge exercise in Zabol Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080817adf8239682487 A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force takes a short break during a bridge exercise in Zabol Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080824adf8239682_203 Soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force patrol the streets in the early hours of the morning in Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080824adf8239682_210 Soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force patrol the streets in the early hours of the morning in Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080824adf8239682_325 Lieutenant Tyson Yew looks out as his platoon provides security in a compound in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080921adf8239682_085 Soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force build a medical centre in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080921adf8239682_093 Soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force build a medical centre in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080922adf8239682_036 A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force awaits a medical evacuation for Afghans injured after their vehicle hit an IED. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080922adf8239682_094 A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force awaits a medical evacuation for Afghans injured after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080923adf8239682_020 A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force helps build the basic health centre in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081006adf8239682_225 Schools out! Afghan children are dismissed from school as Australian soldiers provide security for the engineers as they carry out inspections. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081006adf8239682_352 A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force waits for the orders to move out on patrol in the streets of Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081006adf8239682_480 A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force provides security as engineers assess the progress of the school in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081006adf8239682_507 Schools Out! A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force watches as an Afghan boy rides his motorbike through the hallway to school. (Date taken: 06 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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